Dear Family,
This week has been a pretty interesting week out here in Edinburg. This is the first area for me after leaving the area where I was "born" in the mission. It's a different experience to leave an area that you've been in for so long and to have to start off with new streets, new members and new investigators.
The biggest struggle for this area I believe is that we are so far out of the way. Our area is at the very northern tip of Edinburg and most of the little pueblitos are so far apart that it's a considerable mile/gas drain on the car to just go try and visit someone off the cuff. The distance of our area from most of the members in the ward is making having members present at lessons a little hard for us. And it didn't help that my companion has only been here six weeks and I just arrived. I spent Sunday getting to know a lot of the members better so that I could call them and not just be a no-name missionary asking them to drive 25 miles. Hopefully, we'll see some fruit from all these labors this week as we call members to see if they can come out with us.
My new companion is Elder Arens, who comes from Arizona. he's been out in the mission just under a year and is a good hard-working elder. The area that we work in is probably about 80% Spanish, which is nice because I'm getting a lot of practice with the language. A few days ago I had a day where I didn't speak any English during the day to my companion or anyone that could speak Spanish. It may not seem that fantastic of a story for some of the missionaries in foreign countries like *cough, Peru, cough*, but it took quite a bit of effort when you have another gringo missionary and most people will get what you're saying if you speak in English. Elder Arens has good Spanish, but I've found myself translating for him a few times during the lessons, so hopefully soon we'll be able to have some good studies together and get him rolling his erres.
Not too much this week has happened in the way of investigators, just a couple of good lessons and a couple sessions of damage control with some baptismal dates and their impatient parents that want them to decide if they're going to go through with it or not already. Anyway, the work is going well here and I'm excited to start doing my part to help the work of the Lord in the northern part of Edinburg, Texas.
By the way, my new address is: Elder Roland David Spencer Wood, 1313 Denver St., Edinburg, Texas, 78541
I was very happy to receive a lot of emails from the family this week. It was great to hear from all of you and I hope that even though I didn't have the time to respond, I'll be graced with more updates on how the family is doing!
Love and best wishes,
Elder Wood
January 17, 2011
January 10, 2011, post from Donna, TX
Dear Family,
Not too much has happened this past week in the way of news, except for a couple of interesting stories and a change. Elder Raynor, my companion, spent this past week in training with all the leaders of the mission in McAllen. President Trayner gave a series of training meetings over a few days that totaled quite a few hours of instruction. While my companion was in the meetings, I spent most of the days off on exchanges with other missionaries. I spent a day over in Pharr, another town near McAllen, and enjoyed the area quite a bit. That day we managed to find quite a few people who were excited to argue with us, but we managed to stay away from most of that and use our time more effectively.
When Elder Raynor returned from the meetings we had a chance to talk for a bit about what he learned and how we were going to apply it in our area. Mostly it boiled down to encouraging us to speak boldly and use the power and authority of our calling, asking the hard questions to figure out who is prepared, and setting expectations with investigators from the beginning. So, that night we went out to work with those principles in mind. We had an appointment with a woman we met the day before, and we went by to talk to her. Her name is Jessica. She told us that she had talked to the missionaries about 11 years ago, but it had never gone past the point of the missionaries just being her friends. We started talking to her about the Gospel a little bit and Elder Raynor explained to her the relationship she has with God. Like a good missionary, I was looking at my companion while he was talking when I heard him ask, "Why are you crying?" I turned and looked at Jessica and she was bawling. She could only reply, "I don't know . . . ." Elder Raynor hadn't said anything out of the ordinary or really dramatic, but as he taught the Spirit came and had a big influence on her. Basically it came down to the fact that she wasn't really sure if God existed or not. We invited her to kneel in prayer with us and ask God if he was there. After the prayer we continued to testify to her as boldy as we could that as she embraced the Savior and His Gosepl, she would receive a stronger and stronger witness that God does exist and that he loves her. It was a great experience and was probably one of the most spiritual moments I've had on my mission.
Unfortunately, the story of Jessica will have to end there, because I received a call letting me know I would be transferred this Tuesday, the 11th, to a new area. I will be moving to the Edinburg North area to be Elder Arens companion. I've met him once before at zone conference, and he seems all right, but I still don't know too much about him. I'll be moving to a house in Edinburg that currently houses six missionaries, so I'm sure I'll have some fun stories to tell in the coming weeks. Many missionaries besides me are getting moved around this transfer and quite a few changes are happening in the mission. Another zone is being made in Edinburg, and quite a few areas are being whitewashed, or both the missionaries that are currently there are being taken out and new missionaries are being put in.
So, my time in Donna is coming to an end after four and a half months. I've enjoyed my time here a lot, and I've certainly learned a great deal as a missionary. The only convert I've had in this area is Hector, so as far as baptisms go I wasn't terribly successful in terms of baptisms. However, I'm satisfied with the work that I put in and I'm confident that I have done some work to sow some seeds in this area. Hopefully, I helped a couple of inactive members start the process of coming back into the church.
I hope everything is going well for everyone at home. Hopefully, everyone has had the chance to start the new year off right. I'll continue to pray for Mel and I'm confident that the Lord is doing His part to support her and the family. Don't forget to hold fast to your resolutions (one of which I hope was to write Elder Wood more :P).
Love,
Elder Wood
P.S. We watched Toy Story 3 on New Years, and even though I saw it before the mission, it was tons of fun to watch it with 40 - 50 missionaries. Also, that move is even better when you can understand what "El Buzzo" (Spanish-mode Buzz) is saying.
Not too much has happened this past week in the way of news, except for a couple of interesting stories and a change. Elder Raynor, my companion, spent this past week in training with all the leaders of the mission in McAllen. President Trayner gave a series of training meetings over a few days that totaled quite a few hours of instruction. While my companion was in the meetings, I spent most of the days off on exchanges with other missionaries. I spent a day over in Pharr, another town near McAllen, and enjoyed the area quite a bit. That day we managed to find quite a few people who were excited to argue with us, but we managed to stay away from most of that and use our time more effectively.
When Elder Raynor returned from the meetings we had a chance to talk for a bit about what he learned and how we were going to apply it in our area. Mostly it boiled down to encouraging us to speak boldly and use the power and authority of our calling, asking the hard questions to figure out who is prepared, and setting expectations with investigators from the beginning. So, that night we went out to work with those principles in mind. We had an appointment with a woman we met the day before, and we went by to talk to her. Her name is Jessica. She told us that she had talked to the missionaries about 11 years ago, but it had never gone past the point of the missionaries just being her friends. We started talking to her about the Gospel a little bit and Elder Raynor explained to her the relationship she has with God. Like a good missionary, I was looking at my companion while he was talking when I heard him ask, "Why are you crying?" I turned and looked at Jessica and she was bawling. She could only reply, "I don't know . . . ." Elder Raynor hadn't said anything out of the ordinary or really dramatic, but as he taught the Spirit came and had a big influence on her. Basically it came down to the fact that she wasn't really sure if God existed or not. We invited her to kneel in prayer with us and ask God if he was there. After the prayer we continued to testify to her as boldy as we could that as she embraced the Savior and His Gosepl, she would receive a stronger and stronger witness that God does exist and that he loves her. It was a great experience and was probably one of the most spiritual moments I've had on my mission.
Unfortunately, the story of Jessica will have to end there, because I received a call letting me know I would be transferred this Tuesday, the 11th, to a new area. I will be moving to the Edinburg North area to be Elder Arens companion. I've met him once before at zone conference, and he seems all right, but I still don't know too much about him. I'll be moving to a house in Edinburg that currently houses six missionaries, so I'm sure I'll have some fun stories to tell in the coming weeks. Many missionaries besides me are getting moved around this transfer and quite a few changes are happening in the mission. Another zone is being made in Edinburg, and quite a few areas are being whitewashed, or both the missionaries that are currently there are being taken out and new missionaries are being put in.
So, my time in Donna is coming to an end after four and a half months. I've enjoyed my time here a lot, and I've certainly learned a great deal as a missionary. The only convert I've had in this area is Hector, so as far as baptisms go I wasn't terribly successful in terms of baptisms. However, I'm satisfied with the work that I put in and I'm confident that I have done some work to sow some seeds in this area. Hopefully, I helped a couple of inactive members start the process of coming back into the church.
I hope everything is going well for everyone at home. Hopefully, everyone has had the chance to start the new year off right. I'll continue to pray for Mel and I'm confident that the Lord is doing His part to support her and the family. Don't forget to hold fast to your resolutions (one of which I hope was to write Elder Wood more :P).
Love,
Elder Wood
P.S. We watched Toy Story 3 on New Years, and even though I saw it before the mission, it was tons of fun to watch it with 40 - 50 missionaries. Also, that move is even better when you can understand what "El Buzzo" (Spanish-mode Buzz) is saying.
January 3, 2011, Post from Donna, TX
Dear Family,
This has been a tough week back here in Donna, but nonetheless we are continuing to work hard. Many of our investigators have fallen off this past week, and we've struggled to continue finding new ones. Some of our investigators that were progressing towards baptism have had issues or challenges come up with family relationships that are preventing them from coming into the Gospel. Or they have hit a commandment that they aren't willing to obey. It's sad to see people fall off of the path when they were started on their way, but I'm confident that some seeds have been sown, and maybe the Lord will send missionairies to them again when their circumstances are a little more ideal.
The week has been hard with investigators, but not all of this week was a disappointment. These past few weeks we've been putting a lot of effort into re-activating less actives and doing what we can to get them back to living in accordance with the covenants that they've made. Not all of the less active or inactive members we've worked with have been willing to come back, but we did find a few who are now making their way back into the church.
I will continue to pray for Mel and the baby. I'm sure that the matter is well within the Lord's hands, and that all things will turn out for their good. I'm confident that when real trust and faith are put in the Lord, He can work miracles, and I have no doubt of the presence of miracles within our family.
Congratulations to Avalee on her birthday and her baptism. She is setting a great example for the rest of the grandkids, who I'm sure will have quite the foot steps to tread in.
Thanks so much for sending me the set of the ward newsletters from home. That was pretty cool. It's awesome to see just how much fellowship and co-ordination there is and the growth that is going on back home. I also really like it because ward unity is something we've been trying to work on here in Texas. The activities reports and announcements give me some great ideas on what we can do to help the ward and recent converts mesh together.
Everything went over great this past holiday season. I really appreciated all the warm wishes and Christmas presents sent by everybody. Needless to say, most of the candy has been consumed, and I've probably gained 5 or 6 pounds, but running will soon get rid of that, I'm sure. I hope everyone figured out what they wanted to improve on and focus on during this New Year and were able to set some meaningful goals. I hope every has a great week and continues to have a fantastic start to the New Year!
Love,
Elder Wood
This has been a tough week back here in Donna, but nonetheless we are continuing to work hard. Many of our investigators have fallen off this past week, and we've struggled to continue finding new ones. Some of our investigators that were progressing towards baptism have had issues or challenges come up with family relationships that are preventing them from coming into the Gospel. Or they have hit a commandment that they aren't willing to obey. It's sad to see people fall off of the path when they were started on their way, but I'm confident that some seeds have been sown, and maybe the Lord will send missionairies to them again when their circumstances are a little more ideal.
The week has been hard with investigators, but not all of this week was a disappointment. These past few weeks we've been putting a lot of effort into re-activating less actives and doing what we can to get them back to living in accordance with the covenants that they've made. Not all of the less active or inactive members we've worked with have been willing to come back, but we did find a few who are now making their way back into the church.
I will continue to pray for Mel and the baby. I'm sure that the matter is well within the Lord's hands, and that all things will turn out for their good. I'm confident that when real trust and faith are put in the Lord, He can work miracles, and I have no doubt of the presence of miracles within our family.
Congratulations to Avalee on her birthday and her baptism. She is setting a great example for the rest of the grandkids, who I'm sure will have quite the foot steps to tread in.
Thanks so much for sending me the set of the ward newsletters from home. That was pretty cool. It's awesome to see just how much fellowship and co-ordination there is and the growth that is going on back home. I also really like it because ward unity is something we've been trying to work on here in Texas. The activities reports and announcements give me some great ideas on what we can do to help the ward and recent converts mesh together.
Everything went over great this past holiday season. I really appreciated all the warm wishes and Christmas presents sent by everybody. Needless to say, most of the candy has been consumed, and I've probably gained 5 or 6 pounds, but running will soon get rid of that, I'm sure. I hope everyone figured out what they wanted to improve on and focus on during this New Year and were able to set some meaningful goals. I hope every has a great week and continues to have a fantastic start to the New Year!
Love,
Elder Wood
January 11, 2011
Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, email from Donna, TX
Dear Family,
Not too much happened this past week on account of the fact that a few of our work days were scrapped due to holidays. We still did what we could to try and talk about the gospel with anyone we could, but you can only find so many shut-ins that will let you have a lesson with them on Christmas Day.
This past week was also rough because we had to turn a few of our investigators over to the Lord, to give them some time to open their hearts or be in more opportune circumstances. Most of that happened on Tuesday or Wednesday, so I was a little bit discouraged about that, but then a good Christmas day made up for it and helped to lift my spirits.
I don't have too much time to write today, so I just want to say that I was very glad to be able to talk to you all on Saturday. I hope that everyone has a great week. Congratulations to Avalee with her upcoming baptism. I'm super proud of her and it's awesome to see the first grandchild (or for me niece/nephew) setting the example for the rest and making her first promise with our Heavenly Father. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love,
Elder Wood
Not too much happened this past week on account of the fact that a few of our work days were scrapped due to holidays. We still did what we could to try and talk about the gospel with anyone we could, but you can only find so many shut-ins that will let you have a lesson with them on Christmas Day.
This past week was also rough because we had to turn a few of our investigators over to the Lord, to give them some time to open their hearts or be in more opportune circumstances. Most of that happened on Tuesday or Wednesday, so I was a little bit discouraged about that, but then a good Christmas day made up for it and helped to lift my spirits.
I don't have too much time to write today, so I just want to say that I was very glad to be able to talk to you all on Saturday. I hope that everyone has a great week. Congratulations to Avalee with her upcoming baptism. I'm super proud of her and it's awesome to see the first grandchild (or for me niece/nephew) setting the example for the rest and making her first promise with our Heavenly Father. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love,
Elder Wood
Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, email from Donna, TX
Dear Family,
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season as the kids get out of school and the holiday is right around the corner. With only a few days left before the big show, I hope everyone has all of their gifts together. More importantly, I hope everyone has had a bit of time to contemplate exactly what we're remembering this season.
There are few times better than this season to remember our Savior and exactly all that His life entails. Now we remember the birth of the only person who can open the gates of heaven for any one of us. As a missionary it has been hard to really convey to people the significance of the life of Christ. If we could only understand what he went through for each one of us, then perhaps we could understand just a part of the magnificence of his atoning sacrifice for the whole world.
This Christmas season is going well for us so far and we have had some success in teaching people about Christ and the Restoration of His church. We are trying to teach all of the people we meet what our purpose is as missionaries so they can understand exactly what we do and why we are doing it. As missionaries we are called to, "invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement, and teaching repentance, baptism and receiving the gift of the Holly Ghost." So far it has been a good experience for me to help people understand why I'm serving as a missionary. We have found a couple of good people from it.
I'm grateful for everyone who thought to write to me and support me on my mission. It can't be easily expressed how much gratitude I feel for those who have set an example for me and have given me a hope and vision for what new members of the Church can become. I hope everyone takes a renewed effort during this season to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with anyone that they can and to support the missionaries wherever you are.
I hope everyone is able to have an enjoyable Christmas season and spend time with those they love the most. Take some time to remember the Savior on Christmas Day and make some traditions that will help you and your children remember their Christmas experiences with the Savior. Merry Christmas to all!
Love,
Elder Wood
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season as the kids get out of school and the holiday is right around the corner. With only a few days left before the big show, I hope everyone has all of their gifts together. More importantly, I hope everyone has had a bit of time to contemplate exactly what we're remembering this season.
There are few times better than this season to remember our Savior and exactly all that His life entails. Now we remember the birth of the only person who can open the gates of heaven for any one of us. As a missionary it has been hard to really convey to people the significance of the life of Christ. If we could only understand what he went through for each one of us, then perhaps we could understand just a part of the magnificence of his atoning sacrifice for the whole world.
This Christmas season is going well for us so far and we have had some success in teaching people about Christ and the Restoration of His church. We are trying to teach all of the people we meet what our purpose is as missionaries so they can understand exactly what we do and why we are doing it. As missionaries we are called to, "invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement, and teaching repentance, baptism and receiving the gift of the Holly Ghost." So far it has been a good experience for me to help people understand why I'm serving as a missionary. We have found a couple of good people from it.
I'm grateful for everyone who thought to write to me and support me on my mission. It can't be easily expressed how much gratitude I feel for those who have set an example for me and have given me a hope and vision for what new members of the Church can become. I hope everyone takes a renewed effort during this season to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with anyone that they can and to support the missionaries wherever you are.
I hope everyone is able to have an enjoyable Christmas season and spend time with those they love the most. Take some time to remember the Savior on Christmas Day and make some traditions that will help you and your children remember their Christmas experiences with the Savior. Merry Christmas to all!
Love,
Elder Wood
December 13, 2010
Mon. Dec. 13, 2010, 2:57 p.m., email from Donna, TX
Hello Everyone,
This past week has been a good week for us here in Donna. We're still working hard and trying to find and teach as best we can. Working to spread the message of the Gospel is often hard, but everything turns out okay because we're entitled to the Lord's help. The last seven days have been days of excitement and disappointment, but nevertheless, the work moves forward. some of the people that we've been teaching have lost motivation or had other reasons to not continue learning about the Gospel. (From now on that motivation/reason will be called 'ganas', which is probably my favorite word in Spanish so far.) some people have been hit by opposition from their families, or a passive demeanor has kept them from acting on what they know to be true. It's disappointing to see, but I'm confident that those people will soon have circumstances that bring them back to the missionaries and allow them to follow through on what they know and receive. Other people that we have been teaching have started making more steps to move themselves closer to Christ. They've found ganas for various reasons and have started coming to Church and progressing in the path of the Lord. I'm grateful for the support that the Lord gives me every day of this work. I could not do it without His uplifting hand. I can testify that the Lord is working here in South Texas. The number of people that have made their first covenant with the Lord from Corpus Christi to the border is staggering. It's not because the missionaries here are better than any others, but because the Lord has a plan and a purpose for the work in this area. I'm not sure exactly what that goal is, but the Lord is working hard in this part of the vineyard. I can only hope that as his servant I can provide some sort of help during this time of my labor.
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season and that we can all start getting into the real Christmas spirit. The season here is getting more festive and I'm amazed at some of the decorations that are up here. For living in one of the poorer town of the mission, people really don't skimp on Christmas. I'll have to start taking some more pictures of the lights and everything to get some good Texas spirit out to everyone.
I hope everyone can get some ganas to really put themselves in a giving spirit. And, to fulfill my missionary duty, D&C teaches us that "there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation." (D&C 6:13). So, during this Christmas season, we can share the gospel to the best of our ability, and give them the greatest gift that God or man can give. So I hope everyone remembers that the best gift that you can give to anyone during this season is your testimony and the number of the missionaries. Not everyone will accept it, that's true, but those that do will be thanking you now and throughout the eternities.
Christmas season is up and rolling here in Texas and I hope that everyone else can get the Spirit of Christmas with them. Espero que todos tengan una buena semana, llena de la paz del Espiritu Santo.
Les quiero,
Elder Wood
This past week has been a good week for us here in Donna. We're still working hard and trying to find and teach as best we can. Working to spread the message of the Gospel is often hard, but everything turns out okay because we're entitled to the Lord's help. The last seven days have been days of excitement and disappointment, but nevertheless, the work moves forward. some of the people that we've been teaching have lost motivation or had other reasons to not continue learning about the Gospel. (From now on that motivation/reason will be called 'ganas', which is probably my favorite word in Spanish so far.) some people have been hit by opposition from their families, or a passive demeanor has kept them from acting on what they know to be true. It's disappointing to see, but I'm confident that those people will soon have circumstances that bring them back to the missionaries and allow them to follow through on what they know and receive. Other people that we have been teaching have started making more steps to move themselves closer to Christ. They've found ganas for various reasons and have started coming to Church and progressing in the path of the Lord. I'm grateful for the support that the Lord gives me every day of this work. I could not do it without His uplifting hand. I can testify that the Lord is working here in South Texas. The number of people that have made their first covenant with the Lord from Corpus Christi to the border is staggering. It's not because the missionaries here are better than any others, but because the Lord has a plan and a purpose for the work in this area. I'm not sure exactly what that goal is, but the Lord is working hard in this part of the vineyard. I can only hope that as his servant I can provide some sort of help during this time of my labor.
I hope everyone is having a great Christmas season and that we can all start getting into the real Christmas spirit. The season here is getting more festive and I'm amazed at some of the decorations that are up here. For living in one of the poorer town of the mission, people really don't skimp on Christmas. I'll have to start taking some more pictures of the lights and everything to get some good Texas spirit out to everyone.
I hope everyone can get some ganas to really put themselves in a giving spirit. And, to fulfill my missionary duty, D&C teaches us that "there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation." (D&C 6:13). So, during this Christmas season, we can share the gospel to the best of our ability, and give them the greatest gift that God or man can give. So I hope everyone remembers that the best gift that you can give to anyone during this season is your testimony and the number of the missionaries. Not everyone will accept it, that's true, but those that do will be thanking you now and throughout the eternities.
Christmas season is up and rolling here in Texas and I hope that everyone else can get the Spirit of Christmas with them. Espero que todos tengan una buena semana, llena de la paz del Espiritu Santo.
Les quiero,
Elder Wood
Monday, Dec. 6, email from Donna, TX
Dear Family,
This week I will only be writing a short email because of lack of time on this P-day. Some opportunities for service came up that we hadn't planned for, so we're a bit short on time.
These past seven days have been very good, but we have had a bit of trouble helping our investigators to progress. We have a few families we're working with right now, trying to show them the truth of the gospel. Getting them to attend church has been a struggle for us. We're working on showing them how they can receive answers, blessings and support from honoring the Sabbath day, and I'm sure that they will soon begin to obey this law.
My new companion is elder Raynor, from Northern California. He's been out in the mission about a year and a half and is a great missionary. We're already getting along well, and I'm excited for the work that will get done with this new companionship.
I did receive the package that Mom sent today, and Elder Raynor is already jealous of my family. I may have to have a talk with him about the tenth commandment. I'm sure he'll turn out all right. Thanks so much for the package. It definitely helped put a Christmas spirit in the season, instead of every day just being the same when going out to tract and teach.
Everything is going well in Texas, and the Christmas season is really starting to get going. Yesterday we went to McAllen and watched the Christmas broadcast from the First Presidency, which was awesome. The talks were very inspiring and the songs by the choir were amazing. If it's up yet on lds.org, I'd encourage everyone to go and watch it.
I hope everyone is having a great start to the Christmas season and will remember to focus on the things that really matter and not get caught up in the material parts of this time of year. I love you all and hope that everything continues to go well and that the Lord continues to extend his protective hand in the lives of our family.
Love,
Elder Wood
This week I will only be writing a short email because of lack of time on this P-day. Some opportunities for service came up that we hadn't planned for, so we're a bit short on time.
These past seven days have been very good, but we have had a bit of trouble helping our investigators to progress. We have a few families we're working with right now, trying to show them the truth of the gospel. Getting them to attend church has been a struggle for us. We're working on showing them how they can receive answers, blessings and support from honoring the Sabbath day, and I'm sure that they will soon begin to obey this law.
My new companion is elder Raynor, from Northern California. He's been out in the mission about a year and a half and is a great missionary. We're already getting along well, and I'm excited for the work that will get done with this new companionship.
I did receive the package that Mom sent today, and Elder Raynor is already jealous of my family. I may have to have a talk with him about the tenth commandment. I'm sure he'll turn out all right. Thanks so much for the package. It definitely helped put a Christmas spirit in the season, instead of every day just being the same when going out to tract and teach.
Everything is going well in Texas, and the Christmas season is really starting to get going. Yesterday we went to McAllen and watched the Christmas broadcast from the First Presidency, which was awesome. The talks were very inspiring and the songs by the choir were amazing. If it's up yet on lds.org, I'd encourage everyone to go and watch it.
I hope everyone is having a great start to the Christmas season and will remember to focus on the things that really matter and not get caught up in the material parts of this time of year. I love you all and hope that everything continues to go well and that the Lord continues to extend his protective hand in the lives of our family.
Love,
Elder Wood
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